Issue of "HaMashkif" [The Observer] – Organ of the Revisionist Zionist Party, HaTzohar, announcing the establishment of the State of Israel. May 16, 1948. Hebrew.
The headline reads: "The State of Israel has Been Established;" beneath it are photographic portraits of Theodor Herzl and Ze'ev Jabotinsky. The subheading celebrates the end of "1878 years of enslavement and exile;" the text of the declaration of independence speech, held the day before by the Irgun's commander, Menachem Begin, is printed in the center of the page.
The entire issue is dedicated to the war raging throughout the country, the invasion of the Arab armies, and territorial gains made by the Jewish forces, with an emphasis on the, alleged, central role played by Irgun's forces in the struggle for independence.
4 pp., 55 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Fold lines. Minor tears to margins and along fold lines.